Word: lineman
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Things are looking up, however. Last year's Columbia freshman team posted a respectable 3-3 mark, and the program scored a big success over the summer when SMU refugee John Robinson--a big defensive lineman--donned the blue and white...
...first pick ($400,000 for the second, $350,000 for the third) down to $5,000 for the last. The better to reward veterans, says the Management Council's long-standing director, Jack Donlan. The union is cynical. Says Wisconsin Senate-hopeful Ed Garvey, who broke former Raider Lineman Gene Upshaw into the job of labor leader: "In 1982 I honestly had the feeling there would never be another football strike. It was so painful for everyone. But the same voices are back. The expressions are fixed again...
...Sure it's unlucky -- for everyone else," says Searcy, sounding just like a rookie in his first major-league camp. For now, his number is 60. "I feel like an offensive lineman." Three years ago Boston's Roger Clemens was in Searcy's position precisely, a wide-eyed college star on the cusp of the big leagues, anticipating a few Triple-A weeks in the light early season before a fifth starter is summoned. Searcy admits, "The first time I faced Darrell Evans in an intrasquad game, I just couldn't pitch to him. But these guys aren't gods...
...Bengals, he played as a center, guard, and tackle. He appeared on Monday Night Football and played in the 1982 Super Bowl, when the Cincinnati team lost to the San Francisco 49ers. But the sporadic starter sensed an end when line coach Forrest Gregg--himself a legendary lineman--left to work with the Green Bay Packers...
...Joseph E. Wolf Award--given to the outstanding interior lineman--was presented to center Mike Murray, who became the first Crimson player to win the award twice...